Italic font marks brief visits with little to no photos. Just driving through a city or other location does not count at all.
* Description continues through several posts on this blog.
Finland
Uusimaa (capital region)
- Helsinki: 2011, 2014, Apr, Aug, Nov*, Dec 2016, Jan, Sep 2017
- Espoo: 2016
- Vantaa: 2016
- Porvoo: 2015
- Hanko: 2015
- Ekenäs: 2015
- Loviisa: 2017
- Ruotsinpyhtää: 2017
- Nuuksio National Park: 2017
- Raseborg Castle: 2015
- Pernaja: 2016
Päijät-Häme
- Lahti: 2017*
Kymenlaakso
- Kouvola: 2011
- Kotka: 2015, 2016
- Hamina: 2015
- Revopesi National Park: 2016
- Valkmusa National Park: 2016, 2017
- Salpalinja Museum: 2015
- Verla Factory Museum: Apr., May 2016
- Pitkäthiekat Camping: 2015
South Karelia
- Lappeenranta: 2015, April, August 2016
- Imatra: 2015, 2017
- Parikkala Sculpture Park: 2015, 2017
- Joutseno hiking trails: 2016
- Päihäniemi Cape: 2016
North Karelia
- Joensuu: 2015, 2016
- Kitee: 2015
- Ilomantsi: 2015
- Koli National Park: May, June 2016, 2017
- Petkeljärvi National Park: 2015
- Patvinsuo National Park: 2016
- Ruuna Hiking Area: 2016
- Outokumpu Mining Museum: 2016
- EU Easternmost Continental Point: 2016
- Ruhkaranta Camping: 2015, 2017
South Savonia
- Mikkeli: 2015
- Savonlinna: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Linkkymylly villa: 2016
North Savonia
- Rauhalahti Camping: 2015
- Korkeakoski Waterfall: 2015
Finland Proper
- Turku: 2014, 2015, May, August 2016
- Pargas: 2016
- Nagu: 2016
- Kurjenrahka National Park: 2016
Satakunta
- Pori: 2016
- Rauma: 2016
- Reposaari and Meri-Pori: 2016
- Köyliö: 2016
- Yyteri Camping: 2016
Pirkanmaa
- Tampere: 2016
- Helvetinjärvi National Park: 2016
Central Finland
- Jyväskylä: 2017
- Leivonmäki National Park: 2017
Ostrobothnia
- Vaasa: my place of residence since Dec 2017; before that May, Sep 2017
- cities and small places in Ostrobothnia too numerous to mention here
Kainuu
- Hiljasen Kansa Park: 2016
- Hiidenkirkko Rock: 2016
Lapland
- Rovaniemi: 2016
- Inari: 2016
- Äkäslompolo: 2015, 2017
- Pelkosenniemi: 2016
- Kilpisjärvi: 2016
- Näätämö: 2016
- Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park: 2015*, 2017
- Pyhä-Luosto National Park: 2016
- Malla Strict Nature Reserve: 2015*, 2016
- Treriksröset Border Stone: 2015*, 2016
- Auttiköngäs Waterfall: 2016
Sweden
Note: using ancient province (landskap) subdivision, rather than modern country (län) subdivision. Stockholm is divided between Uppland and Södermanland in province subdivision
Uppland
Skåne (Scania)
- Malmö: 2015
Öland: 2015*
Bohuslän
Härjedalen
- Sånfjället National Park: 2017
- Flatruet Road: 2017
Jämtland
- Östersund: 2017
- Tännforsen Waterfall: 2017
Ångermanland
- Skuleberget Mountain: 2017
- Skuleskogen National Park: 2017
Västerbotten (Westrobothnia)
- Umeå: 2017
- Holmsund: 2017
- Ume River Valley: 2017
Lappland (Swedish Lapland)
- Kiruna: 2017
- Abisko National Park: 2017
Norway
Sogn og Fjordane
- Flåm: 2014
Møre og Romsdal
- Ålesund: 2017
- Åndalsnes: 2017
- Trollstigen Road: 2017
- Romsdalseggen Ridge: 2017
- Trollkyrkja Cave: 2017
- Gjerdset Turistsenter and nearby mountains: 2017
- Atlantic Ocean Road: 2017
Trøndelag
- Trondheim: 2017
- Hell Station: 2017
- Stiklestad: 2017
Nordland
- Bodø: 2017
- Narvik: 2017
- Mo i Rana: 2017
- Kabelvåg: 2017
- Nusfjord: 2017
- Moskenes Island in Lofoten: 2017
- Torghatten Mountain: 2017
Troms
- Tromsø w/surroundings: 2016
- Finnsnes: 2016
- Senja Island: 2016
- Lyngen Alps: 2016
- Birtavarre Camping: 2015*
Finnmark
- Vadsø: 2016
- Alta: 2016
- Hammerfest: 2017
- Vardø: 2016
- Honningsvåg: 2016
- Mehamn: 2017
- Kautokeino: 2016
- Karasjok: 2016
- Hamningberg: 2016
- Grense Jakobselv: 2016
- Nordkapp: July, Sept. 2016
- Nordkinn: 2017
- Varanger Peninsula: 2016
- Magerøya Island: 2016
- Slettnes: 2017
- Pasvikdalen Valley: 2016
- Havøysund Tourist Route: 2016
- Beskades Plateau: 2016
- Kåfjord Tirpitz Museum: 2016
Other Nordics and Baltics
Denmark
- Copenhagen: 2015*
Estonia
- Tallinn: 2012, 2015, 2016
- Tartu: 2016
- Narva: 2015
Other countries
Germany
- Nuremberg: 2012
- Frankfurt am Main: 2012
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg: 2012
Greece
- Island of Corfu: 2014
Cyprus
- Limassol w/surroundings: 2017
Russia
The Northwest
St. Petersburg
My place of residence in 2011-2017.
- Nighttime Bridges (June 2015)
- Sportivnaya-2 Metro Station (May 2015)
- November Kronstadt (November 2014)
- Many other locations, including all suburbs and the vast majority of city districts
Leningrad Oblast
Cities and towns:
- Vyborg: 2011, July, Sept., Nov. 2012, 2013, 2014
- Gatchina: 2013
- Priozersk: 2013
- Ivangorod: 2014, 2015
- Schliesselburg: 2012
- Staraya Ladoga: 2013
- Vsevolozhsk: 2016
- Kingisepp: 2014
- Sosnovy Bor: 2013, 2015
- Primorsk: 2013, 2014
- Väärämäenselkä Nature Reserve: 2017
Notable villages:
- Koporye: 2013, 2015
- Gostilitsy: 2014, 2015
- Ulyanovka: 2012
- Roschino: 2013
- Losevo: 2015
- Siversky: 2014
- Toksovo: 2012
- Kuznetschnoe: 2016
- Naziya: 2013
- Nevskaya Dubrovka: 2014
Other notable locations:
- Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery: 2013
- Lintula Grove: 2015, 2016
- Ladozhskoe Ozero Station: 2011, 2013, 2016
- Fort Krasnaya Gorka: 2013
- A few other minor villages and former country estates
Republic of Karelia
- Petrozavodsk: 2016
- Sortavala: July, Oct. 2015
- Ruskeala Quarry: July, Oct. 2015
Murmanskaya Oblast
Novgorodskaya Oblast
- Velikiy Novgorod: 2014
Vologodskaya Oblast
- Vologda: 2013
The Urals and nearby regions
Sverdlovskaya Oblast
Yekaterinburg:
My place of residence until 2011.
- Explored the city while I lived there
- Lengthy visit in 2013
- Yearly New Year visits
Other cities and towns:
All visited in 2006-2011.
- Nizhni Tagil
- Kamensk-Uralsky
- Verkhnyaya Pyshma
- Sredneuralsk
- Beryozovsky
- Polevskoy
- Sysert
- Revda
- Degtyarsk
- Zarechny
- Asbest
- Nevyansk
- Verkhoturye
- Staroutkinsk
Other attractions:
- Olenyi Ruchyi Nature Park
- Alapaevskaya Narrow Gauge Railway
- Staraya Linza Quarry
- Volchikha Mountain
- Azov Mountain
- Chyortovo Gorodische Cliffs
- Various minor villages, lakes, railroads, mines, mountains
Chelyabinskaya Oblast
- Chelyabinsk: 2009, 2010
- Zlatoust: 2010
- Verkny Ufalei: 2009, 2010
- Kyshtym: 2009
- Karabash: 2009
- Kasli: 2009
- Satka: 2010
- Vishnevogorsk: 2011
- Taganai National Park: 2010
- Zuratkul National Park: 2010
Permski Krai
- Perm: 2002, 2008
- Tschaikovsky: 2011
- Kungurskaya Cave: 2002
Republic of Bashkortostan
- Ufa: 2009, 2010
Republic of Udmurtiya
- Izhevsk: 2010
- Sarapul: 2011
Tyumenskaya Oblast
- Tyumen: 2009
- Tobolsk: 2001?
Other Regions
Moscow and Moscow Region
Moscow:
- Visited at least once every year in 2010-2015, 2017
- Moderately familiar with the city
Moscow Region:
- Korolev: 2013
- Pushkino: 2010
Vladimirskaya Oblast
- Vladimir: 2009